1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1957 presidential no 1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1956 1960 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1960 November 4, 1958 File:Orville L. Freeman (MN).png 150x150px Orville Freeman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 658,326 56.76% File:George D. MacKinnon, 1946 (cropped).jpg George MacKinnon Republican Party (United States) 490,731 42.31% 1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsFreeman: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%MacKinnon: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Orville Freeman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Orville Freeman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Orville Freeman defeated Republican challenger George MacKinnon. Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary Freeman was renominated. Candidates Nominated Orville Freeman, incumbent Eliminated in primary Harold Strom, president of Home Construction Inc. Results Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary results Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Orville Freeman 331,822 87.58% Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Harold Strom 47,041 12.42% 378,863 100% Governor, 1958 Election Minnesota Historical Election Archive https://mnelectionarchive.datamade.us/election/2319584010120600/ Republican primary 1956 nominee Ancher Nelsen ran, intending for a rematch with Freeman. He was the frontrunner for the nomination, but dropped out of the race once MacKinnon entered. This left M. Wayne Field as the only opposition to MacKinnon.Neumeier Fred MacKinnon OK Seen As GOP Meets St. Paul Pioneer Press June 6, 1958 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19580606.1.9&srpos=2&e=------195-en-20--1--img-txIN-Mackinnon----1958------- Field dropped out, and was replaced by Glenn B. Brown opposing MacKinnon. MacKinnon would be victorious in a landslide. Candidates Nominated George MacKinnon, United States attorney for the District of Minnesota Eliminated in primary Glenn B. Brown, electrician Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) George MacKinnon 202,241 85.29% Republican Party (United States) Glenn B. Brown 34,878 14.71% 378,863 100% Governor, 1958 Election Minnesota Historical Election Archive https://mnelectionarchive.datamade.us/election/2319584015020600/ General election Candidates Arne Anderson, carpenter (Industrial Government) Orville Freeman, tincumbent (DFL) George MacKinnon, United States attorney for the District of Minnesota (Republican) Endorsements George MacKinnon (R) 3 U.S. senators Edward J. Thye, former U.S. senator from Minnesota Campaigns MacKinnon claimed that Freeman was diverting attention from his failure to take action against the Kid Cann liquor syndicate. MacKinnon attacked the DFL-led state government as "irresponsible legislative antics".MacKinnon, DFL Trade Charges St. Paul Pioneer Press September 15, 1958 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19580915.1.19&srpos=1&e=------195-en-20--1--img-txIN-Mackinnon----1958------- After the DFL supported the repeal of a 1951 law banning government workers from striking, MacKinnon claimed this as evidence that the DFL was a "radical left-wing party", and cited Franklin D. Roosevelt's opposition to the repealing of such laws.MKinnon Blasts DFL Platforms St. Paul Pioneer Press August 24, 1958 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19580824-02.1.1&srpos=3&e=------195-en-20--1--img-txIN-Mackinnon----1958------- Freeman did little campaigning, which Mackinnon used as a talking point against Freeman. Freeman had used the same talking point while campaigning against incumbent C. Elmer Anderson in 1954.MacKinnon Hits Freeman Silence St. Paul Pioneer Press October 15, 1958 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19581015.1.7&srpos=13&e=------195-en-20--1--img-txIN-Mackinnon----1958------- Results 1958 gubernatorial election, Minnesota Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Orville Freeman (incumbent) 658,326 56.76% +5.34% Republican Party (United States) George MacKinnon 490,731 42.31% -5.87% Industrial Government Party (United States) Arne Anderson 10,858 0.94% +0.53% 167,595 14.45% 1,159,915 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party See also List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive Minnesota Gubernatorial 1958 Category:November 1958 in the United States